“Marilyn Sunrise” — Signed & Numbered Screen Print

What You Are Getting

An authentic Shepard Fairey “Marilyn Sunrise” screen print — the cool, dawn-toned half of his 2026 Marilyn diptych (the warm companion is “Marilyn Sunset”). Hand-signed in pencil and numbered 335/500, with the OBEY star chop at lower left. A sold-out OBEY Giant release. Offered unframed, exactly as shown.

Print Details

About the Work

For decades the definitive “Marilyn” in art has been Warhol’s — flat, candy-colored, deliberately impersonal: Marilyn as product. With Marilyn Sunrise, Shepard Fairey goes the other direction, taking what he calls a “much more delicate” approach. Working from Milton H. Greene’s intimate 1956 photographs, he renders her in soft, dawn-lit pastels rather than saturated bombshell color. She isn’t dolled up — no platinum glamour-machine gloss, just a relaxed, luminous, almost vulnerable expression. Fairey reclaims the human being from the manufactured icon — a reading underscored by the charitable tie-in: a portion of proceeds benefits The Marilyn Monroe Mental Health for the Arts Program, a direct nod to the real person behind the legend. As Fairey’s first major Marilyn tribute — sold-out, charity-linked, and stylistically distinct — this is positioned to be a cornerstone of his catalog in hindsight: the moment he chose tenderness over spectacle.

About the Artist

Shepard Fairey (American, b. 1970) is one of the most influential street artists of his generation. A RISD graduate, he rose to prominence with the Andre the Giant Has a Posse / OBEY campaign and became globally known for the 2008 Barack Obama HOPE poster. His work is held by the Smithsonian, MoMA, LACMA, and the Victoria & Albert Museum.

What Is Included

• One (1) hand-signed Shepard Fairey “Marilyn Sunrise” screen print, numbered 335/500, unframed

Shipping & Handling

Ships from the San Francisco Bay Area, fully insured, primarily via UPS. Prints are shipped flat, sandwiched between rigid backing boards inside a heavy-duty stay-flat mailer to protect the corners and prevent creasing. Tracking on every order. Combined shipping available on multiple purchases — message before paying and we will adjust the invoice.